Ave Crux Alba

"Ave Crux Alba" (English: "Hail Thou White Cross") is the national anthem of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

The coat of arms of the Order of Malta, a white Maltese cross upon a field of red.

Lyrics

Latin

Ave Crux alba, summae pietatis signum,
Ave Crux alba, salutis nostrae sola spes,
Corda fidelium inflamma, adauge gratiam, adauge gratiam.
Ut omnia vincat tuorum ardens caritas,
Ut omnia vincat tuorum ardens caritas.

English

Hail, thou White Cross, the highest sign of piety,
Hail, thou White Cross, our only source of health and hope,
Inflame the hearts of the faithful with abundant graces, abundant graces.
With your ardent charity, all things shall be overcome,
With your ardent charity, all things shall be overcome.[1]

References
  1. "Anthem of the Sovereign Order of Malta: Ave Crux Alba". Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
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